Delhi AQI today: Slight improvement in air quality, still in ‘poor’ category

Ankita Jain,

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After several days of suffocating smog in Delhi, the air cleared a bit on Wednesday, although the pollution level remained in the ‘poor’ category. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the city’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 281 at 7 am. It went down from 309 on Tuesday and touched 316 on Monday, when the air was in the ‘very poor’ category.

Although this shows slight improvement, overall conditions remain dangerous, especially for children, the elderly and persons with respiratory diseases.

Air quality varied widely across the capital. Lodhi Road recorded an AQI of 145, placing it in the ‘moderate’ category, while ITO (276), Anand Vihar (280), and Punjabi Bagh (224) remained ‘poor’. Dwarka recorded relatively clean air at 188 (‘moderate’).

Pollution levels in the adjacent National Capital Region (NCR) also fluctuated. Sector 1 in Noida recorded an AQI of 227 (‘poor’), while Sector 62 recorded 172 (‘moderate’). In Gurugram, the reading reached 300 (‘very poor’) at Vikas Sadan, and Sector 51 showed 263 (‘poor’).

CPCB classifies AQI levels as –

0-50: good

51-100: satisfactory

101-200: moderate

201-300: bad

301-400: very bad

401-500: severe

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast clear skies with light haze in the morning, although steady winds may prevent significant dispersion of pollutants.

According to airport officials, flight operations were briefly disrupted on Tuesday evening as eight flights to Jaipur had to be diverted between 6 pm and 8 pm due to easterly winds. The situation has since stabilised.

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Pollution levels remain constant in Delhi ‘Poor’ and ‘very poor’ since Diwali, Experts blame the persistent haze on residue from firecrackers, vehicle emissions, dust and stable weather conditions that trap pollutants close to the surface.

officials have continued dust control operations, including use of Truck-mounted sprinklers and anti-smog guns under Phase 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

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